Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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New designated encampment sites for Halifax homeless 'completely nuts,' premier says
HALIFAX - Halifax council's decision to choose recreation grounds in the heart of the city and a wooded south-end park as designated sites for homeless encampments is "completely nuts," says Nova Scot...
Jul 11, 2024
Canada to work with Finland, U.S. on 'Ice Pact' to build icebreakers
OTTAWA - Canada has signed a trilateral agreement with Finland and the U.S. to boost the production of icebreakers in an effort to safeguard the Arctic and Antarctic regions. The "ICE Pact," as it's b...
Jul 11, 2024
U of T encampment ruling could affect future campus protests, experts say
TORONTO - A pro-Palestinian protest encampment that stood for weeks at the heart of the University of Toronto may now be gone, but experts say the court ruling that led to its clearing could have ling...
Jul 11, 2024
Trudeau says Canada expects to hit NATO defence spending target in 2032
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada "fully expects" to hit NATO's defence spending target in 2032. The newly announced timeline came after days of pressure from other countrie...
Jul 11, 2024
Biden's candidacy faces new peril, as first Senate Democrat says he should exit race
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's imperiled reelection campaign hit new trouble Wednesday as House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said merely "it's up to the president to decide" if he should stay...
Jul 10, 2024
House passes GOP bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, boosting election-year talking point
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration, a proposal Republicans have prioritized as an election-year talking p...
Jul 10, 2024
Longtime Liberal MP representing Northwest Territories not seeking re-election
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Michael McLeod says he has made the "bittersweet" decision to not seek a fourth term in the next federal election. McLeod was first elected as the MP for Northwest Territories in 2...
Jul 10, 2024
Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas election officials on Wednesday rejected petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure that organizers hoped to put before voters this fall in a predomina...
Jul 10, 2024
Halifax approves nine new designated sites for homeless as existing space full
HALIFAX - Halifax has approved nine new sites to be used as tenting locations for people experiencing homelessness as the city grapples with a housing crisis and a growing number of unhoused people. B...
Jul 10, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters dismantle encampment at University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa says pro-Palestinian protesters have dismantled an encampment that had been on campus for two months. University president Jacques Frmont said the encampment site is currently...
Jul 10, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...